Seoul's new urban policy: Guaranteed shade on daily walks

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Jae-ha = Starting in 2028, an environment will be created throughout Seoul where people can walk in the shade to avoid direct sunlight even during heatwaves.

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[Digital Daily Reporter Lee Hak-beom] The Seoul Metropolitan Government is introducing the "Right to Walk in the Shade" as a fundamental principle of its urban policy to allow citizens to move around avoiding direct sunlight even during heatwaves. The plan is to expand the initiative to the entire city of Seoul by 2028, following a pilot project that will run until next year. On the 19th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government held a press briefing …